As the wallets of the continent’s biggest teams continue to grow, so too do their online presences.

Social media has become a crucial part of the way the largest clubs connect with their fans around the world, with some even hosting foreign language Twitter accounts.

Social media is also increasingly driving revenue for clubs as brands target players with large followings for sponsorships.

There is still some disparity, though, between the clubs with the most money and the clubs with the most fans (on social media, anyway).

Scroll down to see who are the most popular teams from Deloitte’s rich list, ranked in ascending order of combined followers on Facebook, Instagram and their biggest Twitter page – rounded to the nearest hundred thousand.

Although Rooney has now jetted off to the MLS to play for DC United, Everton made three major signings in a remarkable end to the transfer window, including the former FC Barcelona midfielder André Gomes, who has over 2 million Instagram followers.

15. Leicester City — 9.7 million followers

Leicester City gatecrashed the Money League last season when it ranked 20th. The club has since climbed to 14th in the financial table thanks to its participation in the Champions League and gained one place in the social media ranking.

Deloitte says the key to further inclusion on its lists will be regular top 10 finishes in the Premier League.

13. Tottenham Hostpur — 15.5 million followers

Spurs are up one place since February last year. They placed second in the Premier League last season and its run in the Champions League this season has caused a financial windfall and a boost to their online presence.

Mercurial midfielder Dele Alli has done social media campaigns with the likes of BooHoo Man.

8. Juventus — 55.1 million followers

Cristiano Ronaldo’s €100 million transfer to Juventus had an unsurprisingly monumental effect on Juventus’ social channels.

Ronaldo, who is the second most-followed person on the whole of Instagram (just one million behind Selena Gomez at the time of writing), added more than 400,000 followers onto Juventus’ main and English Twitter pages, as well as in excess of 1.4 million on Instagram and 400,000 on Facebook, according to Football Benchmark.

Unlike its top rivals in Spain, Bayern Munich runs its Twitter page in its native language – even though its Facebook page posts in English – which may account for its low following on the micro-blogging site.